(a.) Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since it was established, it has stoked controversy about contemporary art, though in recent years it has been more notable for its lack of sensationalism.
(2) Because of the small number of patients reported in the world literature and lack of controlled studies, the treatment of small cell carcinoma of the larynx remains controversial; this retrospective analysis suggests that combination chemotherapy plus radiation offers the best chance for cure.
(3) Diagnostic work-up and management of intracranial arachnoid cysts are still controversial.
(4) Midtrimester abortion by the dilatation and evacuation (D&E) method has generated controversy among health care providers; many authorities insist that this procedure should be performed only by a small group of experts.
(5) Controversy over the chemotherapy of uterine cancers still exists.
(6) Polls indicated that anger over the government shutdown, which was sharply felt in parts of northern Virginia, as well as discomfort with Cuccinelli's deeply conservative views, handed the race to McAuliffe, a controversial Democratic fundraiser and close ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
(7) However, controversy and differing opinions about the disbursement of contraceptives remains.
(8) The effect of heart rate on cardiac output in the fetal heart is controversial.
(9) The most controversial part of the resolution is the stop and search powers.
(10) The controversy about "fasting girls" and the all-dominating diagnosis of neurasthenia may explain the delay in the American interest in the new disorder.
(11) The alignment of Clinton’s Iowa team, all but guaranteeing a declaration of her official campaign before the end of next month, was coming into view amid reports that she was due to address by the end of the week controversy over her use of a private email account as secretary of state.
(12) The distinction between idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis is controversial, both clinically and pathologically.
(13) The association between non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and the prevalence of gallbladder disease remains controversial.
(14) Even so, the controversy over the last assessment, and the political polarisation in America and other countries around climate science and the need for climate action, have created an additional layer of scrutiny around next week's report.
(15) He also challenged Lord Mandelson's claim this morning that a controversial vote on Royal Mail would have to be postponed due to lack of parliamentary time.
(16) Of all the claims that have been made over the years, those reporting transfers between eukaryotes and prokaryotes are the most controversial.
(17) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trump signs order reviving controversial pipeline projects “The Obama administration correctly found that the Tribe’s treaty rights needed to be respected, and that the easement should not be granted without further review and consideration of alternative crossing locations,” said Jan Hasselman, an attorney for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
(18) It’s going to affect everybody.” The six songs from Rebel Heart released thus far do not shy away from controversy: one, Illuminati, mocks the various conspiracy theories on the internet that implicate a variety of entertainers – including Jay-Z and Lady Gaga – in membership of a shadowy ruling elite.
(19) Controversy exists regarding immunization with pertussis vaccine of high-risk special care nursery graduates.
(20) Can somebody who is not a billionaire, who stands for working families, actually win an election into which billionaires are pouring millions of dollars?” Naming prominent and controversial rightwing donors, he said: “It is not just Hillary, it is the Koch brothers, it is Sheldon Adelson.” Stephanopoulos seized the moment, asking: “Are you lumping her in with them?” Choosing to refer to the 2010 supreme court decision that removed limits on corporate political donations, rather than address the question directly, Sanders replied: “What I am saying is that I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires.
Controversialist
Definition:
(n.) One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
Example Sentences:
(1) Also free, there's 2012 best newcomer nominee Cariad Lloyd in her new show with Louise Ford, Alternative Comedy Memorial Society supremo John-Luke Roberts, controversialist Josh Howie, Sunday Assembly co-founder Pippa Evans – and indeed Omielan.
(2) Even professional controversialists and contrarians are not minded to suggest that Watkins is anything other than a complete public menace.
(3) Photograph: Rex The controversialist Katie Hopkins, writing in the Sun 48 hours before the latest mass drowning, suggested using gun boats on migrants ; her idea proved unnecessary, of course.
(4) All of which, as American media commentator Jay Rosen has written , has generated an equally controversialist class of article in reply, most often written far from the revolutions.
(5) Gore Vidal, the American writer, controversialist and politician manqué, who has died aged 86, was celebrated both for his caustic wit and his mandarin's poise.
(6) Other projects were at one time said to be under way with involvement from George Clooney and perennial historical controversialist Oliver Stone , though neither has yet entered production.
(7) The first sees her as an unusually sophisticated media operator; a professional controversialist who knows how to play the publicity game to her advantage.
(8) Though a sensitive, emotional man acutely vulnerable to criticism, Terraine was also a bold and indefatigable controversialist, defending his views in the newspaper letter columns and in reviews, articles and a remarkable output of books.
(9) But Gill is too good an artist, too ferocious and intrepid a controversialist, to be protected and glossed over.
(10) With many former Middle East strongmen finding themselves indisposed after the Arab spring, all UN eyes on Friday will be fixed on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Iranian president, diplomatic headache and effortless controversialist.
(11) From the London School of Economics via a rock band and the BBC Today programme, Rod Liddle has risen to become one of Britain's premier controversialists.
(12) In person he is polite and engaged, and in print always a contrarian but never a controversialist, sincere in beliefs that are almost as unfashionable on the right as they are anathema to the left.